English Explanatory Dictionary

equine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.
Of or relating to any member or members of the genus Equus, including horses, donkeys, mules, zebras, and others.

noun

Any horse or horse-like animal, especially one of the genus Equus.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛkˌwaɪn/ /ˈiːˌkwaɪn/ /ˈiˌkwaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-equine.wav

Word forms

equine more equine most equine equines

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin equīnus (“of or pertaining to horses”).

Synonyms

Related words

equid

Derived words

eastern equine encephalitis equinal equinely equineness equine rhabdomyelosis equine therapy equine variola equinism equinity equinophobe equinophobia equinophobic nonequine unequine Venezuelan equine encephalitis Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis

Translations

Arabic: فَرَسِيّ Arabic: خَيْلِيّ Belarusian: ко́нскі Bulgarian: ко́нски Catalan: equí Chinese Mandarin: 馬的 /马的 Czech: koňský Esperanto: ĉevala Esperanto: ekvena Esperanto: ekveda Finnish: hevos- French: chevalin French: équin French: hippique German: Pferde- Ido: kavalala Italian: equino Japanese: ウマの Korean: 말의 Latin: equīnus Macedonian: коњски Persian: اسبی Persian: اسپی Polish: koński Portuguese: equino Romanian: cabalin Russian: лошади́ный Russian: ко́нский Russian: ко́нный Serbo-Croatian: ко̏њски Serbo-Croatian: kȍnjski Slovak: konský Slovene: konjski Spanish: equino Ukrainian: кі́нський Ukrainian: коня́чий

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